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Clinton, Tennessee Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Clinton, TN
Wednesday, June 17 at 5:17 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
Clinton, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClinton, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 86°
Clinton, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Foggy
    86°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    0.34″
    80°73°-6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Showers
    67%
    0.07″
    82°67°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    87°64°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    88°62°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    78%
    78°61°-10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    59%
    87°56°+9°
Clinton, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 151°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 16 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3513SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clinton, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.3979.7981.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Clinton, TN
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clinton, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
81 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:17 UTC · Clinton, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:17 UTC · Clinton, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clinton, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clinton, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clinton, TN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Clinton, TN
The moon
Waxing Crescent
7% illuminated
Moonrise
8:48 AM
Moonset
11:01 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Clinton, TN
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Clinton

  1. Wed86°62°1%
  2. Thu80°73°63%
  3. Fri82°67°67%
  4. Sat87°64°2%
  5. Sun88°62°40%
  6. Mon78°61°78%
  7. Tue87°56°59%
  8. Wed66°62°23%
  9. Thu81°63°20%
  10. Fri90°65°28%
  11. Sat91°68°29%
  12. Sun90°67°61%
  13. Mon85°67°37%
  14. Tue83°69°48%
  15. Wed89°66°58%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Clinton

SPC has placed Clinton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Clinton

  • 37716
  • 37717

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.